i5-10500H vs Xeon E7-2820

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	990
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E7	no data
Power efficiency	no data	14.87
Architecture codename	Westmere (2010−2011)	Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date	5 April 2011 (13 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,334	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.27 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	5.86 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	153 KB
L3 cache	18 MB	12 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	513 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	2600 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	LGA1567	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.113 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	5 April 2011	2 April 2020
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	45 Watt

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